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fussy
[ fuhs-ee ]
adjective
- excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty details.
- hard to satisfy or please:
a fussy eater.
Synonyms: , , ,
- (of clothes, decoration, etc.) elaborately made, trimmed, or decorated:
All the bric-a-brac gave the room a fussy, cluttered look.
- full of details, especially in excess:
His writing is so fussy I lose the thread of the story.
fussy
/ ˈʌɪ /
adjective
- inclined to fuss over minor points
- very particular about detail
- characterized by overelaborate detail
the furniture was too fussy to be elegant
Derived Forms
- ˈڳܲ, adverb
- ˈڳܲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ڳܲi· adverb
- ڳܲi·Ա noun
- v·ڳܲy adjective
- un·ڳܲi· adverb
- un·ڳܲi·Ա noun
- ܲ·ڳܲy adjective
Example Sentences
The universe of problems imagined for the user was comically small: a quarrel with a coworker, a disagreement with a spouse or a fussy child.
Slot, for his part, is not fussy about where the trophy is secured.
One study of the diets of children of the 90s provided evidence that, while a child's fussy eating is often worrying, it is unlikely to have any lasting impact on their health and development.
She said the charity had "all sorts of food" to give out, adding: "If you do have a fussy dog or cat, we will try to help."
Not in a fussy, croquembouche kind of way — just enough to give them the structural ambition they deserve.
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